Spain to send new batch of weapons to Ukraine

SANAA, March 03 (YPA) – Spain will send a shipment of offensive weapons and ammunition including grenade launchers and machine guns to Ukraine on Friday to help it repel the Russian attack, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said late on Wednesday.

She said two air force planes would fly the material to a location in Poland close to the border, where Ukrainian officials would pick it up.

“It is very important because (the equipment) allows for a very individualized defense that can be used even by people who do not have much experience using weapons,” she added

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had told parliament earlier on Wednesday that Spain would send arms directly to Ukraine. Previously it had only planned to do so via a European Union joint supply programme.

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